Airplane checker



. 1,628,134 M y 9 D. B. FINLAY AIRPLANE CHECKER Filed Aug. 24. 1926 Illgwuentoz Patented May 10, 1927.

UNITED STATES DAVID B. FINLAY, OI

AIRPLANE ransn'o, damronma.

CHECKEB.

Application filed August 24, 1928. Serial No. 181,256. 7

This invention relates to game ap aratus and more particularly to thattype of apparatus used in playing checkers in which there is employed agame board having-on one face a suitabledesign, together with aplurality of game pieces adapted to be moved across the face of the gameboard as 'desired. 1 An object of the invention is to devise a 10 gamein connection with, preferably, aviation, and which, for the purposes ofidentification is termed, the airplane checker game. p

' Another object of the inventioni's to prowide a game board having uponone face, a

plurality of spaces, preferably rectangular,

the boundaries of which are indicated .by a.

series of equidistantly spaced substantially rectangular markings,several of the spaces having designs of a character to be hereinaftermore specifically referred to. At in tervals around the outer edges ofthe game board, certain groups of spaces are provided with designsrepresenting, preierably, a

dirigible at rest, to indicate and represent a starting position for aplayer.

several views, 10 indicates generally the game board. This board isdivided into 'a series of rectangular spaces 11. There may be'any numberof these rectangular spaces or squares, dependent upon the size of thegame board.

Arranged approximately cent-rally of each" side of theboard, andoccupying several of the rectangular'spaces 11, are the representatronsof dirigibles at rest. These dirigibles represent the starting positionsforthe several players, and it will be noted that starting position No.1, which is indicated at 12, is provided with major color sections ofred. V

The major color section of the dirigible 13 at starting position No. 2is blue.

-Starting position No. 3, is provided with the representation of adirigible 14 at rest, and provided with major color sections of black. j

At 15 another dirigible. representing starting position No. 4 is shown.Sections of the dirigible 15 are colored white. As shown the area ofeach starting position, 12 $0 "to 14 inclusive, is equal to that of twoof the It is a further object of the invention tohspaces 11. 1

provide the ornamental face of the game board with designs of differentand distinguishing characteristics. ,Moreover, each starting position isrepresented by a dirigible provided with a different scheme of colorswhich distinguish it from the dirigibles positioned at the several otherstarting positions upon the game board face.

Game pieces, preferably in the form of miniature airplanes, are providedfor each player, the color schemes of each of the game piecescorresponding to the color scheme of its respective dirigible startingposition design. That is to say, the dirigible representing a certainplayers starting position and the game pieces belonging to that certainplayer, will each be provided with corresponding color schemes oreffects.

' In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the playing face of the game board of thisinvention.

Figure 2 is a view of the several game pieces adapted to be employed inconned, tion with the game boar T he game board.

' In the upper left hand rectangular space 16 of the game board, thereis shown the representation of an airplane on fire. i

Likewise, in the rectangular space at the lower right hand corner of thegame board, a similar burning airplane is shown at 17.

The designs occupying the rectan ular spaces at the extreme upper righthand and' 9 lower left hand corners represent bursting shrapnel, thesedesigns being indicated at 18 and 19 respectively.

Upon thecentral portion of the game board face are severaldesignsrepresent- 95. ing clouds, these being shown at 20, 21, 29 and 23 inFigure 1. r A

The'game pieces.

In Figure 2, the game pieces of this invention are shown in the 'form ofminiature airplanes. 4 y

In the drawing, four playing pieces 26, 27, 28 and 29,- severallycolored to corre-' spond with the, colors of the dirigibles at the fourstarting positions, are'illustrated.

4 From the above, it will be seen'that each" starting position, four ofwhich are illustrated in thedrawing, has a corresponding game piece inthe form of a miniature air- "65 Bf'so doing,

plane, which game'piece or plane is provided with a color schemecorresponding to that of its respective Starting position dirigibledesign. I

Method of playing the game.

The game of this invention may be played by either two, three or fourpersons, pref-v erablythe latter. The game is more in- I" teresting andentertaining when played by four persons.

At the outsetof the game, each player selects a game piece having acolor scheme corresponding to -the color scheme of the t dirigible ofhis respective starting posltion.

For example, the player seated opposite starting position No. 1, selectsgame piece 26, which is provided with the color red corresponding to thecolor section of the d1r1g1-. ble at that starting position.

The player at starting osition No. 2 selects game piece 27, whic is,colored blue, and so on, until each of the respective players hasselected and placed at his starting 23 position the proper game piecefor that position.

The player at StartingpositiOn No. 1, by employing any suitable chancedevice, such, for example, as dice, ora spinner having a n0 numberedsurface and arotary pointer, is

the first to start the game.

After manipulating the chance device, of whatevet character it may be,he is allowed to movehis game iece out from the starting position intoanot er of the squares 11, the

particular square being determined, for example, by the number indicatedby the chance devicewhich he has previously manipulated. Each move isalongone of the lines formed by the markings 24. It will be seen thatthese lines extend diametrically and diagonally relative to each of thesquares 11, as well as along the boundaries of each square,

For example, if the chance device should indicate 3, the player would bethereby enabled to move out from his starting position, the distance ofthree markings 24 along any selected one of the lines of such markingsleading from the square 11 included in the starting position. He mayelect between moving the game piece 26 directly across the board overeither of the two spaces 7 11 abutting his starting position, toward thestarting position of the player opposite him or he may move the gamepiece to the right or left, following the selected line of markings 24-but he must-not move the game piece beyond the number 015 markingsindicated by the chance device.

Every player, however, as he moves his game piece out from the startingposition, must, at the end of his'move, place the nose of his airplaneupon the proper marking. the player indicates to the other players, thedirection in which his plane 1S ,traveling.

The players of pieces corresponding to starting positions 2, 3 and asuccessively follow the procedure outlined above for the first player.

lit will be seen, of course, that the actuation of the chancedevice,controls the movements of the several game pieces, and,obviously, the position of a player at any time. That is to say, if aplayer drawsa larger number than another, naturally, his game piece willprogress more rapidly than those of the other layers.

While the movements of the game pieces have been described as beingcontrolled by the use of a suitable chance device of any desiredcharacter, obviously, rules might be made and agreed upon by the severalplayers before the game is started to determine the exact move eachplayer is allowed in his turn.

The object of each player in the game is to so move his game plece as tobring it into a space 11 which is occupied by the piece of anotherplayer, compelling the withdrawal of the last said piece from the board.The successful player in such a move scores one (1) point. Tit a playercan move his game piece onto the area of the starting position of anyopponent hey is also credited with one (1) point toward game, but eachplayer is only permitted to land on any of the startin positions once ina single game.

lln p aying the game the players individual judgment is exercised, asthere is no indication on the board oit' any particular path of movementthat must be followed. The only restriction upon the direction ofmovement of any game piece is that it must be initiated in the directionindicated by the portion of the game piece representing the nose of theairplane. A move may therefore be along a straight line extendindiametrically or diagonally of the particularspace or square 11 in whichit originates and may extend through one or more squares, either on astraight or angular path, simulating the movements of an airplaneinexecuting the maneuvers technically toward looping the loop or making aturn.

luck has a great deal to do with lllll llii The player whose game pieceis the last i to remain upon the board is returned the winner, and hethus obtains a credit of six points.

While one method of playing the game -of this invention has beendescribed. dificrent games may readily be played with the applianceillustrated in the drawing.

s previously stated, it is not essential to the proper playing of a.game, to employ a chance device to determine the moves of the players,since, obviously, a set of rules may accompany each game, which ruleswill deltd scribe in detail, the exact manner ofplay and the number ofmoves that a player is enabled to make in his proper turn.

I claim:

1. A game apparatus comprising a boardhaving. one face divided into aseries of spaces by dot-like markings, the markings designating theboundaries of the severalaries of the several spaces forming linesvextending diametrically and diagonally of each space, certain of thespaces bearing indications of obstacles or dangers incident to aviation,and a plurality of game pieces, individually representing airplanes,adapted to be moved over said spaces on the afore-. said lines providedby thedot-like boundaries ofthe spaces, 1

3. A game apparatus comprising a board having one face divided into aseries of rectangular-shaped spaces, one' of the s aces adjacent themiddle of each e o the board bearing a designation in' 'cating a playersstarting position, and others of said spaces bearing indications ofobstacles on dangers incident to aviation, and a plurality of gamepieces, individually representing airplanes, adapted to be moved fromsaid starting positions in various directions over therectangular-shaped spaces, the selected direction of movement of eachpiece being indicated by the relation of the piece to the boundary ofthe space in which the piece is positioned. A

4. A game apparatus comprising a board having one face divided into aseries of spaces by dot-like markings,la plurality of the spacesadjacent the marginal edge of the i 4 board bearing designationsindicating players starting positions, and others of said spaces bearingindications of obstacles or 'dangers incident to aviation, the markingsdesignating the boundaries of the several spaces forming lines extendingin a plurality of directions from each of the spaces, and a plurality ofgame pieces, individually representing airplanes, adapted to be movedfrom said starting positions on the aforesaid lines provided by thedot-like boundaries of the spaces, the selected line and direction ofmovement of each piece being indicated by the relation of the piece toone of the boundary markings of the space in which the piece ispositioned. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

DAVID B. FINLAY.

